By Elezo Libanda
Katima Mulilo, August 15 – In a significant sting operation, law enforcement authorities apprehended nine foreign nationals and one Zambian citizen for their involvement in the confiscation of over USD 5 million in cash and more than 600 gold pieces. The operation also resulted in the seizure of firearms and the grounding of two aircraft.
Nason Banda, Director General of the Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC), disclosed these developments during a press conference in Lusaka today. According to Banda, the DEC received intelligence that a chartered aircraft carrying illicit goods had landed at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport on August 13, 2023, at 19:00 hours. In response, the DEC, in collaboration with various law enforcement agencies, swiftly initiated an operation on August 14, 2023, at the same airport.
Banda stated that the commission confiscated the Global Express T7-WW aircraft transporting the illicit items, as well as another aircraft belonging to a local airline, identified as a King Air B190.
Currently, ten suspects, including one Zambian citizen, are under detention while further investigations are conducted. When asked about the political affiliations of the detained Zambian individual, Banda refrained from providing explicit details but confirmed the individual’s Zambian nationality. – Namibia Daily News
